The Looming Tower: Hulu Previews New Series Based on Lawrence Wright Book

by Jessica Pena, December 19, 2017

“What went wrong?” Hulu has released a first look at their upcoming TV show The Looming Tower.

Based on the book by Lawrence Wright, the drama “traces the rising threat of Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda in the late 1990s and how the rivalry between the FBI and CIA during that time may have inadvertently set the path for the tragedy of 9/11.” The cast includes Jeff Daniels, Peter Sarsgaard, Tahar Rahim, Michael Stuhlbarg, Wrenn Schmidt, Bill Camp, and Virginia Kull.

Synopsis: Based on the Pulitzer-Prize winning book, The Looming Tower traces the rising threat of Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda in the late 1990s and how the rivalry between the FBI and CIA during that time may have inadvertently set the path for the tragedy of 9/11. The series follows members of the I-49 Squad in New York and Alec Station in Washington, D.C., the counter-terrorism divisions of the FBI and CIA, respectively, as they travel the world fighting for ownership of information while seemingly working toward the same goal – trying to prevent an imminent attack on U.S. soil.

Crew: The Looming Tower is executive produced by Dan Futterman (Showrunner), Alex Gibney, Lawrence Wright, Craig Zisk and Adam Rapp. The Looming Tower is a Legendary Television production for Hulu in the U.S.”